The myths and realities of government spending
Photo credit: flickr user Peter Creative Commons license: In the general election this May, many political commentators were talking up the Labour party under Corbyn as presenting a significant…
Why I’m using my tax rebate to sue the taxman
A couple of days before Christmas, a letter came in the mail for me. It was for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, telling me I was due a tax rebate…
Philippe Legrain at the Edinburgh Book Festival
A vision of a world fairer, safer, richer and greener. Thomas Friedman says the world is flat - Philippe Legrain doesn't think so. What matters most to how you do…
Why we should be talking about Land Value Tax
The landlord who happens to own a plot of land on the outskirts of a great city ... watches the busy population around him making the city larger, richer, more…